Leviticus Chapter 21 verse 2 Holy Bible

ASV Leviticus 21:2

except for his kin, that is near unto him, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,
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BBE Leviticus 21:2

But only for his near relations, for his mother or his father, his son or his daughter, and his brother;
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DARBY Leviticus 21:2

except for his immediate relation, who is near unto him -- for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother;
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KJV Leviticus 21:2

But for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother.
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WBT Leviticus 21:2

But for his kin, that is near to him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,
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WEB Leviticus 21:2

except for his relatives that are near to him: for his mother, for his father, for his son, for his daughter, for his brother,
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YLT Leviticus 21:2

except for his relation who `is' near unto him -- for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother.
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Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(2) But for his kin, that is near unto him.--There are, however, seven exceptions to the general rule. According to the administrators of the Law during the second Temple, the phrase, "his kin that is near unto him," or rather, "his flesh that is near unto him" (comp. Leviticus 18:6 with Genesis 2:24), denotes "wife." Hence the Chaldee version of Jonathan renders it, "but for a wife who is of kin to his flesh."For his mother, and for his father.--This is the second of the three instances in the Bible where the mother is mentioned before the father (see Leviticus 19:3). The Jewish canonists, who call attention to this unusual phrase, account for it by saying that she is placed first because the son's qualifications for the priesthood depend more upon his having a good mother (see Leviticus 21:7). This will be readily understood when it is borne in mind that the regulations about the woman whom a priest was allowed to marry during the second Temple were of the most stringent nature, and that the slightest infringement of them disqualified the son for performing sacerdotal functions. Thus the daughter of a foreigner or of a released captive was forbidden to the priest, and when a city was besieged and taken by the enemy all the wives of the priests had to be divorced for fear lest they had suffered violence.Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrewexceptכִּ֚י (kî)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionfor his immediateהַקָּרֹ֖ב (haq·qā·rōḇ)Article | Adjective - masculine singularStrong's 7138: Nearfamily—לִשְׁאֵר֔וֹ (liš·’ê·rōw)Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 7607: Flesh, as living, for, food, food of any kind, kindred by bloodhis mother,לְאִמּ֣וֹ (lə·’im·mōw)Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 517: A mother, )father,וּלְאָבִ֔יו (ū·lə·’ā·ḇîw)Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 1: Fatherson,וְלִבְנ֥וֹ (wə·liḇ·nōw)Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 1121: A sondaughter,וּלְבִתּ֖וֹ (ū·lə·ḇit·tōw)Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 1323: A daughterbrother,וּלְאָחִֽיו׃ (ū·lə·’ā·ḥîw)Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 251: A brother, )Jump to PreviousClose Daughter Except Immediate Kin Mother Nearest Relation Relations Relative Relatives